Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

The developer behind the renovation of the Grade-I listed Buxton Crescent has said he was "young and foolish" when he agreed to take on the project.

The building, the brainchild of the fifth Duke of Devonshire, is due to be converted into a luxury hotel but it has been dogged by years of delays because of structural concerns.

Developer Trevor Osborne said: "A lot of the building was rotted.

"Now we are inside we are having to reinforce it with steel, new timbers and so on.

"So we've had just about every difficulty you could ever have with a building project like this."

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Sprinkler systems will be fitted in six tower blocks in Leicester in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in London.

Leicester City Council said it would be installing the system in all of its towers, which contain more than 500 homes.

"It (sprinklers) didn't seem necessary," assistant city mayor Andy Connelly told BBC Radio Leicester.

"I think we were confident in all the precautions we had taken in the event of a fire. But, clearly, the tragedy at Grenfell Tower has changed the ball game."

Maryam Qaiser
BBC Local Live

• Drivers should expect some delays on the M1 northbound at the exit slip at junction J21 near Leicester
• The A38 northbound exit slip to the A50 near Derby is busy

• Up to 30 minute delays for commuters travelling between Sheffield and Nottingham after a trespass incident between Alfreton and Langley MillSome trains are being cancelled or diverted via Derby until about 09:00
• There are increased waiting times this morning for people using the trams from Royal Centre to Nottingham Train Station, due to a failed tram

Calum McKenzie
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome along to Friday across the East Midlands.

Maryam Qaiser and I will be with you until later with the region's news, sport, weather and travel.